Toronto Restaurant Openings: Mi'hito Sushi Lab, Bookworm Coffee, La Cubana, Stelvio

Toronto restaurant openings highlights the latest restaurant openings and closings in Toronto and also gives a preview of what's coming soon. Find us here every Thursday morning.

Open now

• Mi'hito Sushi Laboratory's first Toronto location has opened at 285 College St. (at Spadina Ave.), and as a grand opening promo, it's giving away free sushi burritos to those with social media savvy until Friday.
• Northern Italian restaurant Stelvio Toronto has reopened after a few months of renovations at 354 Queen St. W. (and now boasts a location in Milano as well).
• Bookworm Coffee, a "co-working space, cafe, sharing library and meeting place," has made its debut on the second floor of Tequila Bookworm at 512 Queen St. W.
• Momo San Aburi Sushi Bar is now open at 26 Baldwin St. in the former Bocca space.
• If you're craving Montreal-style bagels made fresh 24-7, Bagel Time is rolling 'em out at 582 Danforth Ave. in Greektown.
• Piccadilly Delicatessen has replaced Absolute Bakery at 547 Danforth Ave.
• Mr. Tonkatsu has opened another location in addition to the one in the Annex, this time at 548 Yonge (and Wellesley).
• Toro Wine Bar and Tapas has taken over the short-lived Bravo Restaurant space at 1588 Dundas St. W.
• Layalina Shisha and Coffee is now open at 225 Church St. (at Dundas St. E.), which was the former location of Sabai Sabai before it moved to Bloor St. E.

Recently reviewed

• NishDish
• Estia
• Eastbound Brewing Company
• Cherry Cola's
• Taj Restaurant
• Prohibition Gastrohouse (Eglinton)
• Pizza Shab

Opening soon

• Bunny's, chef Rodney Bowers's "neighbourhood bistro" that will replace his Hey Meatball at 912 Queen St. E. in Leslieville, is set to open soon.
• La Cubana already has a location on Roncesvalles and another on Ossington, and now it's set to open in the latest hot 'hood on Gerrard  St. E., setting up a third shop in what was the short-lived brunch spot Janie Jones.
• Food Society will be opening this month inside the BeSixFifty hotel at 650 Bay St.
• With locations in Vancouver, Calgary, Edmonton, Winnipeg and Minneapolis (one of these is not like the others...), The Pint Public House will be adding a Toronto outpost soon at 277 Front St. W.
• In addition to its Yorkville location, Pi Co. looks to be expanding up to Yonge & Eg, with two new locations in the works there – one at 2177 Yonge St. and another at 8 Eglinton Ave. E.
• Something called Gyro Bar looks to be replacing the Eggsmart at 731 Broadview Ave. just south of the Danforth.
• Saturday Dinette will cease to offer dinner as of May 31, but has announced a new restaurant called Kid Chocolate Lunch Counter & Bar as well as a summer residency on the west side (details to come). 

Closed

• After 25 years, The Standard Pizza and Pasta in Little Italy has officially retired.
• King Rustic has closed at 926 King St. W. with plans to reopen in a new location nearby soon.
• Against the Grain in Leaside has closed, but its location at Corus Quay continues on. 
• Axis Gallery and Grill in the Junction is no more.
• Japanese fusion restaurant Kobo Nobu on Broadview just north of the Danforth has shuttered.
• Rione XI didn't last very long on St. Clair Ave. W.

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by Christina Cheung via blogTO